- Elevation, modelled
- 619 m
- Tallest summit within 20.8 miles
- Pharis Knob1,410 m · 15.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpikeon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8842, -79.8496
Wilson Monument is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled 619 m. Pharis Knob stands 1,410 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is West Virginia Railroad Museum, a museum 2.7 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Wilson Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharis Knob | SE 130° | 1,410 m | 15.5 mi |
| Horse Rock | ESE 116° | 1,374 m | 20.8 mi |
| Job Knob | E 94° | 1,353 m | 17.6 mi |
| Gaudineer Knob | S 179° | 1,351 m | 18.6 mi |
| Brierpatch Mountain | E 88° | 1,348 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cunningham Knob | SE 141° | 1,339 m | 16.1 mi |
| Yokum Knob | SE 134° | 1,301 m | 15.6 mi |
| Haines Knob | E 95° | 1,299 m | 14.7 mi |
- On the Staunton-Parkersburg TurnpikeNational
- 2.7 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 18.2 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 21.8 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kelley Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Childers Knob: 4.1 mi
- Imboden Knob: 4.6 mi
- Hawflat Knob: 4.9 mi
- Chenoweth Knob: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Elkins Roundhouse: 2.8 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 18.6 mi
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 20.6 mi
- Upshur War Monument: 21.9 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- High Falls: 8.6 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 19.9 mi
- Small waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 20.1 mi
- Douglas Falls: 24.3 mi
Museums: 3
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 2.7 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 3.3 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gertrude: 15.3 mi
- Mill Run: 18.6 mi
- Stringtown: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 3
- Maniac Mountain: 21.1 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 22.6 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 22 mi
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